WRIT OF DOWER
\ɹˈɪt ɒv dˈa͡ʊə], \ɹˈɪt ɒv dˈaʊə], \ɹ_ˈɪ_t ɒ_v d_ˈaʊ_ə]\
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This Is either a writ of dower unde nihil habet, which lies for awidow, commanding the tenant to assign her dower, no part of which has yet been setoff to her; or a writ of right of dower, whereby she seeks to recover the remainder ofthe dower to which she is entitled, part having been already received from the tenant
By Henry Campbell Black
